After clearing customs, we rafted alongside our friends on the 203-foot VIRGINIAN. The harbor was packed, and there wasn't another place to tie up. As it turned out, this was one of those situations where being in the wrong place at the right time can work out pretty damn well. For the next week, the crew of the LOST SOUL lived in the lap of luxury, and I mean luxury with a capital L.
The crew of the VIRGINIAN plugged us...
Okay, here’s the question of the day: How many of you have stood on the deck of your boat, looking into a black and stormy sky, and asked yourself, “What the hell am I doing out here?”
Come on. Fess up.
I can tell you with all honesty that I can recall numerous times when I found myself standing at the rail, gripping a shroud, looking off into dark and angry skies, and wishing I was...
If boats, water and nine days of nautical overload sound like your kind of vacation, mark the calendar: boot Düsseldorf runs January 23–31, 2027, in...
Because the ocean doesn't care how confident you are.
There are two ways to learn about marine weather.
You can spend years out there getting surprised...
This is the full 114 minute video!
The Boat Geeks #44 - "Sailor Barry" Collins, popular YouTuber and Sail Cargo entrepreneur.
Barry has long been harboring...
The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) in partnership with Lorraine’s Café Black Point Exumas will once again host the 4th Annual Bahamas Cruisers Gathering...
If boats, water and nine days of nautical overload sound like your kind of vacation, mark the calendar: boot Düsseldorf runs January 23–31, 2027, in...
Because the ocean doesn't care how confident you are.
There are two ways to learn about marine weather.
You can spend years out there getting surprised...
“A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind”.
An amazing American single-hander, Webb Chiles.
Realising that as a sailor; luck has played part of...
The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is offering cruisers an opportunity to gain critical, potentially life-saving skills with a hands-on CPR for Cruisers Training Course on Friday,...
Kathy and Ralph, experienced adventurers, spent their retirement sailing aboard Simplicity, spending summers in New England and embracing the warmth of Caribbean winters. Their final voyage with the Salty Dawg Sailing Association crew took an unthinkable turn as Simplicity was found abandoned in St. Vincent, bearing chilling evidence of a violent struggle.
My dear friend Tobey is in a bad way. He is someone who spent his life racing and riding from Canada to Bonneville living life to the greatest glory of freedom and service to others...
After clearing customs, we rafted alongside our friends on the 203-foot VIRGINIAN. The harbor was packed, and there wasn't another place to tie up. As it turned out, this was one of those situations where being in the wrong place...
Let's talk about the most common complaint I hear from cruisers, right after "where's the ice" and "who drank the last of the tequila." It's lower back pain. If you've spent any real time on a boat, you know...
Okay, here’s the question of the day: How many of you have stood on the deck of your boat, looking into a black and stormy sky, and asked yourself, “What the hell am I doing out here?”
Come on. Fess...
The funny thing about getting into sailing is that nobody really tells you what you’re getting into. They tell you about the freedom, the sunsets, and sitting in the cockpit with a cold beer while the boat quietly slips...